Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,930, Thomas Fox, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Fox Thomas
S 37,930
CONTENTS

13 928 R Con t elout Gm Massachusetts
Thomas Fox
of Granville in the state of Massachusetts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson of the Massachusetts line, for the term of Two Years
inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 21 st of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd of June 1819 and sent to John Hooker Esq. Springfield Massachusetts
  Arrears to 4th of  Mar. 1819  83.69    Semi-ann. all'ce ending  Sep 1819  48.00    10 Mo. \frac{10}{30} \frac{4}{31}   131.69  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued Frank R. Comm t from 4 March 1820 - 22 March 1821

Hampden
Notif n of cont. & transfer Petty Rent R. Thomas, Chester By H. and part. C. D. Smith 22 nd March 1821.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Hampshire On this twenty first day
of April AD 1818 personally appeared before John Hooker Esquire Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in said Commonwealth including said County of Hampshire
Thomas Fox a citizen of the United States and resident in the town of Granville in now fifty four years old who being duly sworn deposes and says That he enlisted in the month of May 1782 into the army of the United States then called the Continental army for the term of three years as a private soldier into Capt Sumner Company A Col Jackson's Regiment And That he faithfully performed his duty in said capacity until peace took place and That he continued afterwards in said service until the 30th of June 1784 when he was honorably discharged at West Point but that said That he lost the discharge when in the service under Col Hance in the Ohio when they served in the whole number of 1000 men his discharge is now lost. He further saith that he is in reduced circumstances in life by reason thereof stands in need of assistance from his country for support - and that he has no other evidence in his proof of his service -
April 21-
Thomas Fox
Signed & sworn to April 21. 1818 before me
John Hooker Esquire

Hampden Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
SS. B E IT REMEMBERED, That on the 21 st day of April — A. D. 1818, came before me, JOHN HOOKER,
Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in said State, and including the said county of Hampden — the above named Thomas Foss & applied for the benefit of the late law of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war" & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit, by him subscribed, and hereto annexed. I do therefore hereby declare, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Thomas Foss the applicant did serve in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, for more than nine months, on the continental establishment, as set forth in his affidavit aforesaid, and that he is yet a resident citizen of the United States, is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of assistance from his country for support. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the said Circuit Court for the said county of Hampden to be affixed hereto, this fifth — day of May 1818
Asst. Marshal Clerk of the Court I do therefore hereby certify the above & annexed as the testimony & proceedings had before me on the application aforesaid & transmit the same to the Secretary of the department of War of the United States —
J. M. Hooker

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Thomas Chester Ag.
Hartford, Conn.

State of Connecticut - Hartford County ss Hartland Aug t 25. 1820 - Personally appeared Eli Ransom & Chester Chapman & made oath to the facts contained in the above statement subscribed by them Before me Eli Wilder Justice of the Peace
Thomas Fox -
At the time of my first declaration April 21. 1818 I re- sided in Granville in the State of Massachusetts & in the month of May following I removed to Hartland aforesaid - where I have continually resided since & now reside - I have a wife about my own age of feeble health - one daugh- ter about 24 years of age living out at service - one son aged 20 years - my wife only lives constant- ly with me - I have been subject to Epileptic fits & my health is so feeble that I cannot work excepting occasionally I can perform light labor - Thomas Fox -
Sworn to and declared by said Thomas Fox on the 6 Sept day of August , 1820, before said Court, and it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is
44 dollars and 50 cents.
I, Thomas Chester
Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Hartford aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of said Court. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 9 day of Sept 1820
Th. Chester
Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Hartford.

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, County of HARTFORD,
ss. Special County Court, or Court of Common Pleas, holden by order of the Chief Judge of said Court, on the 6th  first Tuesday of September  August , 1820.
ON this 6 th  September  day of August , 1820, personally appeared in open Court, the same Court being a Court of record for said County, having the power of fine and imprisonment,
Thomas Fox aged 56 years, resident in Hartland in the County of Hartford,
who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows:
I served in the Massachusetts line as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Turner of the ninth regiment commanded by Col. Henry Jackson from the month of April 1782 until the last day of June 1784 when I was honorably discharged - my certificate of pension certifies that I am inscribed on the pension list roll of the Massachusetts agency & is numbered 13,928 - my first declaration was made April 27. 1818 -
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed."
We the subscribers being called to view & apprise the property of Thomas Fox of Hartland in Hartford County, & State of Connecticut have attended to the business of our appointment & do certify under oath that the following schedule exhibits an exact statement of said property at a just value of the same according to our best judgment -
  16 dollars remaining of the last pension draft $16.00   One Cow 14.00   1 swine 4   3 old chains 0.50   1 old chest 1.00   1 do 75   1 do wheel 75   Sundry articles of hollow ware 2.00   Shovel tongs & trammel 1.00   Sundry articles of tin 1.75   do do crockery 1.00   1 small wheel 1.50   1 old cupboard 75   4 bushels of corn 2.00   2 old tubs 50 
Witness Eli Ransom } appraisers Chester Chapman }
$44.50

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Thomas Fox a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. file 37930
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apl 10 May 1782 to June 30/84 Pri. Turner Henry Jackson 9 th Mass.   ✓ Also served on the Ohio under Col. Harmar & Genl. Wayne - no dates given.  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Granville, Mass.
Date of application for pension, Apl 21. 1818 - Alld.
Residence at date of application, Granville, Mass. 1820 Hartford, Conn.
Age at date of application, 54 yrs.
Remarks: 1820 ref. to wife as his age said 24 + son 20 yrs. but did not state their names.

Act.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by A. Mac D. 29/10/10
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant Hartland, Hartford Co.
Soldier Thomas Fox
Service _____
Additional Service Rev.
No _____ claim, State records _____, 191_____
No claim, combination records _____, 191_____
REMARKS:
{ Em. 7. 37, 930 Hartford Co. Conn. res.

37930
INVALID.
Reorg —————
File No. 37930
Thomas H. Hays
His Rev. son
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: —Vol. D , Page 142
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1910 Nov. 2. Hist to Capt James D. Fox - his letter in S. File 17956 Jacob Fox. J.

I, Tobias Fowler of Folland in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Esquire of lawful age testify and say that in the month of May 1782 with several of the inhabitants of the town of Granville of which Folland was then a part were raised for the purpose of hiring a man to serve in the conti- nental Army for the purpose of the war during the war term of three years, or during the war, We hired Thomas Fox then of Granville for three years After he passed Muster we paid him the bounty, we again with him for, and we gave him thirty acres of Land near the Meeting house in Folland and a sum of Money the amount I do not recollect, - he left Granville to join his regi- ment, and I frequently heard from him while he was in the Army - and have no doubt but that he served in the continental Army until after the peace took place; I have always understood that after he was discharged he again enlisted and went to the eastward and was in Genl Wayne's Army, - and further saith not - Folld 23 April 1819
Tobias Fowler
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss.
on the 23 rd day of April AD 1819 the above named deponent Tobias Fowler Esq. appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace within and for the said County and made Oath to the Truth of the above deposition
Jeremiah Doolittle Justice of the Peace

Hampden ss. 23 d April 1819 I Her b Robinson one of the Justices of the peace for said County certify that I am personally acquainted with the within named Peter Goodwin, he is a man of respectability both in point of property and reputation Nathaniel Robinson
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. I John Ingersoll Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within said County do certify that Nathaniel Robinson is a justice of the peace within & for the County of Hampden and that full faith & credit ought to be given to all acts done by him in said capacity. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas this twenty eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & nineteen John Ingersoll Clerk

Thomas Fox, app d for transfer Massachusetts to Connecticut from 4 March 1820-
Transf d 22 d March 1821. His wife sent Thomas Chester. Gov Hartford. Cont
Vol 19
Recorded p 399.

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
County of Harford
ss. Harford November 9 th 1820
On this ninth day of November 1820, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Harford personally appeared Thomas Fox of Harford in said county who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Turner in the regiment commanded by Colonel Henry Jackson in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Massachusetts from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) of Connecticut at said Harford where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future.
Thomas Fox
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.
In presence of Nathl. Bennett Justice
NOTE. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
TC

I Thomas Day, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify, and Seal thereof, do hereby certify, and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
That Nathaniel Bosworth Esq. whose name is subscribed in his proper hand- writing, to the foregoing certificate for the authentication thereof, is, and for more than one year last past, has been, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to his official acts and attestations.
In faith whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, the fif- teenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thou- sand eight hundred and twenty. Thomas Day

Robert Hamilton of Pollard in the County of Hampden and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age testifieth and saith that in the year 1782 I was one of the same Class with Titus Fox for the purpose of hiring a soldier to serve in the Continental Army three years or during the War, in May 1782 we hired Thomas Fox for three years, he was mustered and served as a Soldier for our Class, we paid him thirty pounds of money, and some money as a bounty althe I never saw him after he left Greenfield for the Army, but have no doubt but that he served as a Soldier until the Peace, other- wise our Class would have been called on to supply his place, which we were not - and further saith not, 23 April 1819
Robert Hamilton
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss
on the 23 rd day of April AD 1819 the above named deponent Robert Hamilton Appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the said County and made Oath to the Truth of the above deposition. Hereby Richard Robinson Justice of the Peace

Hampden Dnr for 23 April 1889 I Hugh Robinson one of the Justices of the peace for said County Certify that I am personally acquainted with the within named Robert Hamilton, he is a of respectability both in point of property and reputation
Herzchiah Robinson
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. I John Ingersoll Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within said County do Certify that Herzchiah Robinson is a was at the time of taking the within affidavit a Justice of the Peace within a for said County of Hampden and that full faith & credit ought to be given to all acts done by him in said capacity. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for said County this twenty eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred & Nineteen
John Ingersoll Clerk

Thomas Fox Private 82 to 84 Jackson Chap't 15 Regt.
Admitted

Thomas Fox Granville Jackson Miss Massachusetts Line 82 to 84 2 years
Miss Hellen B. B. B.
John Mosher within named do hereby return their Application with the evidence of Peter Fowler & Rev Hamilton
May 26. 1819
John Mosher